Reform proposals digital single market. In a series of announcements, the EU Commission has launched several reform proposals around its idea of a digital single market. Important changes are proposed in particular for copyright and …
Category: Copyright
Why should anyone care about copyright law? Even if the only creative work you’ve ever done is upload your profile picture to Facebook, surprise! Your life has been affected by copyright law. If you’re an artist or journalist who has asked the questions, “How can I get people to see my work?” or “How can I make money off of my work?” it may be helpful to take a look at these articles. If you’re just an average person who is afraid of getting in trouble for downloading the wrong file, or uploading the wrong video to YouTube, it might also be helpful. If you’re starting a business and you’re trying to figure out some of the legal issues that may affect your website, marketing materials, and promotional videos and photos, checking out these articles would be a great idea. Creativity is universally agreed to be a good that copyright law should seek to promote.
Music Artist contract template. Agreements for Film Distribution: contracts for Pre-Existing Music. First, synchronization rights for all uses needed for the film must be obtained from both the owner of the copyright in the composition, …
Music synchronization contract. Music Agreements: the right to synchronize the music with the images in the Film Two separate rights must be licensed in order to use music in a film: “synchronization rights” (the right …
Copyright Infringements Liability. Here’s another important IP decision from the CJEU: Mc Fadden, C-484/14. What Happened? The European Court of Justice said that the owners of the wifi connection can be ordered to protect it …
Creating inventive ideas template and commercial exploitation While inventive ideas differ radically in their content, their potential for commercial exploitation and in the parameters of legal protection that are open to them, it is good …
Trademark infringement cases. Apple is being sued by the owner of the iWatch trademark – APPLE IS BEING SUED by the owner of the ‘iWatch’ trademark, despite naming its first wearable the Apple Watch. Dublin-based software …
Option Agreement Film. The collection of copyrights that constitute ownership of a film, the Chain of Title, begins with the script and, if the script is based on previously created material, the copyright to that …
Creative Rights Checklist directors. FROM DIRECTORS GUILD WEBSITE Before Prep: Were all the company’s script, casting, approvals and budget commitments revealed to you before you took the assignment? Did you get to choose your first AD? …
Mcdonalds court cases. Over exclusive rights to ‘Mc’ or ‘Mac’ EU’s General Court upheld ruling challenging Singapore company’s registry of ‘MACCOFFEE’ McDonald’s has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases in …
Canadian co-production treaties. Every year, Canada participates in more than 60 coproductions governed by an official treaty, totaling a production volume of approximately 500 millions dollars. A third of these productions are feature films and …
Chain of Title (COT) Basic Documents Distributors need to know with certainty that the distribution rights they are licensing are free and clear of any potential claims, lawsuits, or competing claims. The basic documents that …
Since 2015 MIA | Cinema inherited the best practices and experience of New Cinema Network (NCN), the Roman market for co-production of feature films . Every year the co-production market presents a selection of projects in …
Copyright infringement suit Against Madonna. VMG filed a copyright infringement suit against Madonna and others, alleging that the producer of the song “Vogue,” copied a 0.23-second segment of horns from an earlier song, known as …
Take Down Photos. According to Torrent Freak, Axl Rose is attempting to rid the Internet of a photo which has gone on to inspire a slew of “fat Axl” memes. The GUNS N’ ROSES singer …
SMart is a non-profit organisation created in Belgium in 1998 which is developing itself in 8 European countries. We aim to simplify and support the professional paths of creative and cultural workers. Our principal goal …
The court battles on American trademarks in China keep coming. But this time, a U.S. company has walked away with a win. Late last month, the Beijing Higher People’s Court ruled in favor of Facebook …
A pastry plagiarism battle has broken out in San Francisco after Bay Area pastry chef Caitlin Freeman accused the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art of copying her art-themed cakes. Freeman and her husband James opened the …
DANDI is delighted to announce the partnership with ARTROOMS launching a series of initiatives in the world of the ART! DANDI LOVES ART and ART LOVES DANDI! ARTROOMS (20-23 January 2017) brings a brand …
Happy Birthday to You has been called the best known song in the world. Certainly, one would be hard pressed to find anyone who has not sung and heard it dozens if not hundreds of …
On 1 October 2014, the Government introduced new exceptions to the copyright law in the UK which now allows individuals to use copyright material for the purpose of ‘parody, caricature and pastiche’ without having to …